Toronto Shooting Kills One Person, Injures13

Toronto shooting kills one person, injures 13 people after a gunman opened fire against police late Sunday. Toronto police said that one person is dead after a shooting in the middle of the street in Toronto. The shooter is also dead.

Police Chief Mark Saunders said that a young lady was killed during the exchange of gunfire. A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition. Other 12 victims were hospitalized.

Police believe that the shooting wasn’t random and terrorism was not a motive. They are investigating all possibilities.

The incident happened near Danforth Street and Logan Avenue, which is in the Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood – a lively residential area with crowded Greek restaurants and cafes.

John Tulloch, who was present at the scene said: “I thought it was fireworks at first, because it was a rapid fire, and then there would be a pause and more fire. We didn’t know what it was. We saw people starting to run in our direction, and I still didn’t know what it was. And then more people were running, and so we started running and we ran down a side street.”

Police said they arrived at the scene quickly and engaged in a shootout with the gunman.

Toronto police urged any eyewitnesses to come forward or anyone with video.

“We were so use to living in a city where these things didn’t happen,” Toronto Mayor John Tory said. “But there are things that happen nowadays and they are just unspeakable.”